The Cleveland Indians
are owned by Lawrence Dolan,
who bought them in
2000
for $323 mil.

Wins-to-player cost ratio8 110

Valuation Breakdown

The skinny
The Cleveland Indians are in the midst of a youth movement, led by star outfielder Grady Sizemore, that the fans are embracing. In 2006 attendance rose for the third consecutive season. And the team is getting a new, publicly financed training facility and 10,000 seat stadium in Arizona that will be part of a retail and office space center. Away from the diamond, the Indians launched a media company last year, FastBall Sports Productions, that has secured a distribution agreement to carry games with Time Warner Cable and should boost the team's bottom line as it adds additional programming.

Facility Information

Sport: Portion of franchise's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams.
Market: Portion of franchise's value attributable to its city and market size.
Stadium: Portion of franchise's value attributable to its stadium.
Brand Management: Portion of franchise's value attributable to the management of its brand.
Revenues and operating income are for 2006 season and are net of revenue sharing.
NA: Not applicable. Team Logos Courtesy MLB.